transactional
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the process of conducting business.
A leading authority on ethical issues in commercial practice, she has designed classes and materials to teach students transactional skills.
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of or relating to personal or social interaction characterized by mutual influence and exchange.
The teacher questioned each pair of students in turn about the transactional nature of the role play—how their partner's statements or behavior shaped their own.
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of or relating to an attitude in which personal interaction revolves around cost and benefit.
There is a shift toward a more transactional relationship between a synagogue and its congregants, where the focus is often on dues and program fees.
Other Word Forms
- transactionally adverb
Etymology
Origin of transactional
Example Sentences
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They said the world appeared to be splitting into spheres of influence, forcing business leaders to think about government relations—and risks to their operations—in an entirely new, transactional way.
Barron’s: Doom Loop predicted that Latin America’s relationship with the U.S. will be reactive and transactional, rather than strategic.
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Many of his interventions seem to be very transactional and from a very short-term perspective.
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Barron’s: Doom Loop correctly predicted that powers like the U.S. would take a transactional approach to Latin America.
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Many of his interventions seem to be very transactional and from a very short-term perspective.
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